Water-closet



0. P. PIKE.

(No Model.)

WATER CLOSET.

Patented Feb. 6, 1883.

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. i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. PIKE, OFPHILADEL'PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR To THE NATIONAL ANTI-SEWER ens COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

WATER- CLOSET.

SPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 271,915, dated February 6, 1853.

Application filed August '7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GHARLE? F. PIKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vvater-Olos ets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompa nying drawings, wherein to Figure l isavertical section of a water-closet bowl and container embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a like view of amodification, Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of reservoir for holding disinfecting material, and Fig. 4 is a broken plan of a part of the container provided with a pocket for receiving a disinfectant.

-My invention has relation to water-closets, and has for its object to provide a runningfluid seal joint or oints between the bowl and the container to prevent the escape of sewergas and excrementitious odors therefrom.

My invention has for its further object to cause such fluid to pass into or over a disinfecting material before flowing to said joints 2 5 to provide a disinfecting fluid seal therefor.

My invention accordingly consists of a wator-closet and its container having the-joints between said parts arranged substantially as hereinafter described and claimed, whereby a running-fluid seal is provided therefor, and, in

combination therewith, of a reservoir for holding a disinfectant.

My invention further. consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement 3 of parts, as hereinafter specifically described and claimed.

Referring to Fig. l of the accompanying drawings, Arepresents the bowl, having watersupply and flushing pipe B, of suitable con- 0 struction and arrangement. I

0 indicates the con tainer, of any suitable configuration,having a groove, 0, formed on its top edge all around the same. Into said groove depends a flange, (I, cast on container-lid E.

The latter is also formed with a groove, 6, into which enters a flange, a, depending from the bowl A, as shown.

E represents an open or closed top recess or chamber on lid E, having openings or ducts c for branch F.

I 0 leading respectively to grooves c and 6. so

that if water, mercury, or other suitable fluid is poured into chamber E such fluid will pass through ductse e to the grooves 00, filling the latter to any desired height, or suffllciently thereby preventing sewer-gas or odors of excrementitious matter escaping from or passing therethrough. 1f the fluid is poured into said grooves, as described, mercury may be employed to effect such seal; but I prefer to use water for such purpose, and in that case a pipe, F, from water-supply tube B connects with the chamber E, as shown in full lines as, Fig. 1, or as indicated by dotted lines y. Said pipe F may be of very small bore to admit of a minute flow therethrough, or the cock of the pipe B and the branch F may be arranged as shown in an application filed by me October 5, 1881, in order to provide for such smallflow When the latter is used a constant flow of water is running into and out of the grooves c e to form therefor a running-water seal. The branch F may have a reservoir,

. G, in its path, as shown in Fig. 3. In said reservoir is placed a solid or a fluid disinfectant, which commingling with the water as it flows into and through said reservoir, a disinfectin g running-water seal is thereby provided for the grooves; or said reservoir may be dis pensed with and a pocket, H, formed on the Sc: container may be substituted therefor, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the disinfectant being placed in pocket H and pipe F, leading thereto. The bowl A is provided with a clapper or valve, I, having the usual or other operating mechanism, the latter not being shown in the drawings, to form the customary water-seal z for bowl A.

In Fig. 2 I have shown my invention apa, on the bowl is dispensed with, as is also the groove 0 in container-lid E. I lieu thereof, the latter is provided with an annular flange, E surrounding the lower end, a, of the. bowl. Said flange E and end a enter the pan K, as plainly indicated in said figure, and are sealed by the Water in said pan. A channel or lip, L, on the container conveys water from groove toimmerse'theflanges dot and seal said grooves, 55'

plied to a pan-closet, in which case the flange 9o 0 to said pan. The pipe "F leads direct to groove 0, as shown, thereby dispensing with chamber E. If a running-water seal be not used for bowl and pan K, the channel or lipL is arranged as above described. If, however, a running-water seal be employed for said pan, the lip L may be secured to the pan and project into groove 0 to supply the latter with such sealing-fluid.

If a running-water seal is provided for the Y bowl shown in Fig. 1, an overflow-pipe, A,

. joints, as above set forth.

will be employed therefor, and such pipe will then be conducted to chamber E and the pipe 1 dispensed with, as indicated by dotted lines y y, said figure. Such overflow passes from bowl A to chamber E, and thence to the seal- What I claim as my invention is- 1. Thecom bination, with awater-closet bowl, of a container and lid, having running-water seal'joints between said parts, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with bowl A, having flangea, ofacontainer, 0, having groove 0, and

a lid, E, having flange d and groove 6, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of bowl A, having flange a, the container 0, with groove 0, and the lid E, having flange d, groove 0, recess E, and communicating channels between said recess and grooves e c, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, in a water-closet, abowl, and its water-supply pipe, of a container and lid provided with 'seal joints, substantially as shown and described, and a pipe-connection between said joints and the water-supply pipe, substantially as shown and described.

5. In combination with container 0 and lid E, provided with a seal-joint, of a pipe, F, and disinfectant-holding reservoir, substantially as shown'and described.

In testimony whereof Iafflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. PIKE.

N'Vitn esses:

S. J. VAN STAVOREN, OHAs. F. VAN HORN. 

